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Atoms tendency is to become stable what does this mean
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Atoms tendency is to become stable what does this mean

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this means they have 8 valence electrons , they are stable and need no more
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An atom would be stable if it had 8 valence electrons. This means that they would be considered happy and have a full octet, making them not reactive. 
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